Let's Face the Music and Dance

Let's Face the Music and Dance
Season	2
Episode	6
Time period	Late summer 1959
Credits
Released	December 5, 2018
Written by	Amy Sherman-Palladino Daniel Palladino Kate Fodor (executive story editor)
Directed by	Daniel Palladino
Episodes
Previous	Midnight at the Concord
Next	Look, She Made a Hat

Let's Face the Music and Dance is the 14^th episode overall of Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the 6^th episode of Season 2. It was released on Amazon Prime on December 5, 2018.

Synopsis

With Midge's secret now exposed to Abe, tensions between them are higher than ever. Summer is nearing an end with Susie fully immersed in her Steiner persona and Joel contemplating life as a bachelor. Rose takes advantage of Astrid's fragile state to learn some surprising intel about Noah.

Plot

Tension between Midge and Abe increases following his discovery that she is a stand-up comedian, though he agrees to keep her career a secret. To worsen matters, Abe, who had hoped to have his son, Noah, work at Bell Labs, discovers he works for a government agency on a secret project. Abe's superiors warn him to cease talking so much to others about Noah. Joel continues adjusting to renewed bachelorhood. Susie becomes overly immersed in her Steiner staff persona.

Cast

 Main Cast

• Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel
• Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson
• Michael Zegen as Joel Maisel
• Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman
• Tony Shalhoub as Abe Weissman
• Kevin Pollak as Moishe Maisel

Episode Notes

History

"Hiroshima was tense, breakfast was worse." - Midge to Joel

Celebrities

Rosemary Clooney

Lucille Ball

Eddie Fisher

Elizabeth Taylor

Literature

Emily Dickinson

Science

109P/Swift-Tuttle

Music

• Flight of the Bumblebee performed by APM (originally by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
  • Abe silently drives both Midge and Susie back to the cottage, having just witnessed Midge’s set.
  • Abe gets out of the car and walks very quickly away from his son Noah.
• Daddy performed by Della Reese
  • Joel is bothered by a couple at the ice cream parlor at Steiner’s, so Midge seeing, walks in and saves him from them. They eat ice cream and Midge tells Joel about the incident with her father.
• Pig Knuckles and Rice performed by The Norman Luboff Choir
  • Susie is outside the staff chalets.
• Baby It's Me performed by Lorenzo Tapia
  • Susie’s inside a chalet, talking to some of the staff.
• You Always Hurt the One You Love performed by The Mills Brothers
  • Abe walks through the hallway of Bell Labs, after being told several things, including his son, Noah being a part of a highly classified project for the US government; Abe is upset at home; Midge and Benjamin stargaze at Steiner’s together.
• Carolina in the Morning performed by Al Jolson
  • A tannoy announcement informs the resort that the end of the season is upon them.
• Chicken Fat Youth Song (Mournful) performed by The ? Marks
  • Abe sits at the end of the platoon, unable to do his callisthenics this time.
• The Way You Look Tonight performed by Ken Washington and his Swinging Lamplighters (Production Music Company)
  • Midge, Abe, Rose, Noah, Astrid, Moishe and Shirley dine together in the hall.
• Around The World (in 80 Day) performed by Brandon Uranowitz
  • Dinner entertainment in the hall.
• The Coffee Song performed by Production Music Library
  • Midge and Benjamin flirt at the bar at Steiner’s. He asks her out for another date for a later date.
• Let's Face The Music And Dance performed by Production Music Company
  • The Maisel’s and Weissman’s all partner off to dance with one another; Midge and Joel separate and dance with others.
• Dance This Mess Around performed by The B-52’s
  • End credits.